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Li G, Shi S, Qian J, Norton JR, Xu GX, Liu JR, Hong X. Kinetics of H· Transfer from CpCr(CO) 3H to Various Enamides: Application to Construction of Pyrrolidines. JACS AU 2023; 3:3366-3373. [PMID: 38155656 PMCID: PMC10751771 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
Abstract
The rate constants kH (kD) have been determined at 27 °C for H· (D·) transfer from CpCr(CO)3H(D) to the C=C bonds of various enamides. This process leads to the formation of α-amino radicals. Vinyl enamides with N-alkyl and N-phenyl substituents have proven to be good H· acceptors, with rate constants close to those of styrene and methyl methacrylate. A methyl substituent on the incipient radical site decreases kH by a factor of 4; a methyl substituent on the carbon that will receive the H· decreases kH by a factor of 380. The measured kH values indicate that these α-amino radicals can be used for the cyclization of enamides to pyrrolidines. A vanadium hydride, HV(CO)4(dppe), has proven more effective at the cyclization of enamides than Cr or Co hydrides-presumably because the weakness of the V-H bond leads to faster H· transfer. The use of the vanadium hydride is operationally simple, employs mild reaction conditions, and has a broad substrate scope. Calculations have confirmed that H· transfer is the slowest step in these cyclization reactions.
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- Guangchen Li
- Department
of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Center
of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State
Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center
of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State
Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center
of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State
Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street No. 2, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- Key
Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang
Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province , China
- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P.R. China
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Wang Q, Ma L, Wang Z, Chen Q, Wang Q, Qi Q. Construction and yield optimization of a cinnamylamine biosynthesis route in Escherichia coli. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2022; 15:100. [PMID: 36175923 PMCID: PMC9524069 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-022-02199-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background With the development of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds has attracted much attention. Cinnamylamine is an aromatic compound derived from l-phenylalanine, which is used in the synthesis of biologically active molecules, including drugs, and energetic materials. Cinnamylamine has been mainly synthesized by chemical methods to date, and few reports have focused on the biosynthesis of cinnamylamine. Therefore, it is desirable to establish an efficient biosynthesis method for cinnamylamine. Results The ω-aminotransferase Cv-ωTA from Chromobacterium violaceum has been demonstrated to have high enzyme activity in the conversion of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamylamine. To prevent the preferable conversion of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol in wild-type Escherichia coli, the E. coli MG1655 strain with reduced aromatic aldehyde reduction (RARE) in which six aldehyde ketone reductase and alcohol dehydrogenase genes have been knocked out was employed. Then, the carboxylic acid reductase from Neurospora crassa (NcCAR) and phosphopantetheinyl transferase (PPTase) from E. coli were screened for a high conversion rate of cinnamic acid to cinnamaldehyde. To shift the equilibrium of the reaction toward cinnamylamine, saturation mutagenesis of Cv-ωTA at key amino acid residues was performed, and Cv-ωTA Y168G had the highest conversion rate with 88.56 mg/L cinnamylamine obtained after 4 h of fermentation. Finally, by optimizing the substrates and the supply of the cofactors, PLP and NADPH, in the fermentation, the yield of cinnamylamine in engineered E. coli reached 523.15 mg/L. Conclusion We achieved the first biosynthesis of cinnamylamine using cinnamic acid as the precursor in E. coli using a combinatorial metabolic engineering strategy. This study provides a reference for the biosynthesis of other amine compounds and lays a foundation for the de novo synthesis of cinnamylamine. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13068-022-02199-7.
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Meanwell NA, Loiseleur O. Applications of Isosteres of Piperazine in the Design of Biologically Active Compounds: Part 1. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:10942-10971. [PMID: 35675050 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Piperazine and homopiperazine are well-studied heterocycles in drug design that have found gainful application as scaffolds and terminal elements and for enhancing the aqueous solubility of a molecule. The optimization of drug candidates that incorporate these heterocycles in an effort to refine potency, selectivity, and developability properties has stimulated the design and evaluation of a wide range of bioisosteres that can offer advantage. In this review, we summarize the design and application of bioisosteres of piperazine and homopiperazine that have almost exclusively been in the drug design arena. While there are ∼100 approved drugs that incorporate a piperazine ring, only a single marketed agricultural product is built on this heterocycle. As part of the review, we discuss some of the potential reasons underlying the relatively low level of importance of this heterocycle to the design of agrochemicals and highlight the potential opportunities for their use in contemporary research programs.
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- Nicholas A Meanwell
- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Early Development, PO Box 4000, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, United States
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- Syngenta Crop Protection Research, Schaffhauserstrasse, Stein CH-4332, Switzerland
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Zheng Y, Lu W, Xie Z, Chen K, Xiang H, Yang H. Visible-Light-Induced, Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of 1,3-Dienes to Construct Vinyl N-Heterocycles. Org Lett 2022; 24:5407-5411. [PMID: 35848222 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Herein, a photoinduced palladium-catalyzed annulation of 1,3-dienes with bifunctional halognated alkylamines has been developed, offering a facile route to access a broad range of vinylpyrrolidines. The reactivity profile of this protocol was able to be readily manipulated to assemble vinylpyrrolidine and vinlysilaazacycle. Remarkably, the utility of this strategy was further illustrated in the construction of complex and biologically important molecules as well as the diversity-oriented transformations of the resulting product.
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- Yu Zheng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, P. R. China
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Nonn M, Paizs C, Kiss L. Recent Progress in the Selective Fluorinations of Some Functionalized Cycloalkenes. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200130. [PMID: 35680609 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Organofluorine compounds have had an increasing impact in synthetic organic chemistry and pharmaceutical research over the past two decades. Their syntheses and the development of novel synthetic approaches towards versatile fluorinated small molecules have received great interest. Our research team has designed various selective and stereocontrolled methods for the construction of fluorine-containing small molecular entities, involving the transformation of various functionalized cycloalkenes across their ring olefin bond. The synthetic methodologies developed to access various pharmacologically interesting fluorinated derivatives with multiple chiral centers might be valuable protocols for the preparation of other classes of organic compounds as well.
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- Melinda Nonn
- MTA TTK Lendület Artificial Transporter Research Group, Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Center for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar Tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Enzymology and Applied Biocatalysis Research Center, Arany János str. 11, 400028-, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1117, Budapest, Magyar Tudósok krt. 2, Hungary
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Bukhari SNA. An insight into the multifunctional role of ghrelin and structure activity relationship studies of ghrelin receptor ligands with clinical trials. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 235:114308. [PMID: 35344905 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ghrelin is a multifunctional gastrointestinal acylated peptide, primarily synthesized in the stomach and regulates the secretion of growth hormone and energy homeostasis. It plays a central role in modulating the diverse biological, physiological and pathological functions in vertebrates. The synthesis of ghrelin receptor ligands after the finding of growth hormone secretagogue developed from Met-enkephalin led to reveal the endogenous ligand ghrelin and the receptors. Subsequently, many peptides, small molecules and peptidomimetics focusing on the ghrelin receptor, GHS-R1a, were derived. In this review, the key features of ghrelin's structure, forms, its bio-physiological functions, pathological roles and therapeutic potential have been highlighted. A few peptidomimetics and pseudo peptide synthetic perspectives have also been discussed to make ghrelin receptor ligands, clinical trials and their success.
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- Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf, 2014, Saudi Arabia.
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Giorgioni G, Del Bello F, Quaglia W, Botticelli L, Cifani C, Micioni Di Bonaventura E, Micioni Di Bonaventura MV, Piergentili A. Advances in the Development of Nonpeptide Small Molecules Targeting Ghrelin Receptor. J Med Chem 2022; 65:3098-3118. [PMID: 35157454 PMCID: PMC8883476 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ghrelin is an octanoylated peptide acting by the activation of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, namely, GHS-R1a. The involvement of ghrelin in several physiological processes, including stimulation of food intake, gastric emptying, body energy balance, glucose homeostasis, reduction of insulin secretion, and lipogenesis validates the considerable interest in GHS-R1a as a promising target for the treatment of numerous disorders. Over the years, several GHS-R1a ligands have been identified and some of them have been extensively studied in clinical trials. The recently resolved structures of GHS-R1a bound to ghrelin or potent ligands have provided useful information for the design of new GHS-R1a drugs. This perspective is focused on the development of recent nonpeptide small molecules acting as GHS-R1a agonists, antagonists, and inverse agonists, bearing classical or new molecular scaffolds, as well as on radiolabeled GHS-R1a ligands developed for imaging. Moreover, the pharmacological effects of the most studied ligands have been discussed.
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- Gianfabio Giorgioni
- School of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry Unit, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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Semghouli A, Benke Z, Remete AM, Novák TT, Fustero S, Kiss L. Selective Transformation of Norbornadiene into Functionalized Azaheterocycles and β-Amino Esters with Stereo- and Regiocontrol. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:3873-3881. [PMID: 34498420 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Novel functionalized azaheterocycles with multiple chiral centers have been accessed from readily available norbornene β-amino acids or β-lactams across a stereocontrolled synthetic route, based on ring-opening metathesis (ROM) of the staring unsaturated bicyclic amino esters, followed by selective cyclization through ring-closing metathesis (RCM). The RCM transformations have been studied under various experimental conditions to assess the scope of conversion, catalyst, yield, and substrate influence. The structure of the starting norbornene β-amino acids predetermined the structure of the new azaheterocycles, and the developed synthetic route took place with the conservation of the configuration of the chiral centers.
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- Anas Semghouli
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Valencia, Pharmacy Faculty, 46100-Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary.,University of Szeged, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, H-6720, Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Hungary
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Ouchakour L, Nonn M, Remete AM, Kiss L. An Improved Stereocontrolled Access Route to Piperidine or Azepane β‐Amino Esters and Azabicyclic β‐ and γ‐Lactams; Synthesis of Novel Functionalized Azaheterocyles. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Lamiaa Ouchakour
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Szeged 6720 Szeged Eötvös u. 6 Hungary
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Jia T, Zeng G, Zhang C, Zeng L, Zheng W, Li S, Wu K, Shao J, Zhang J, Zhu H. The reaction of prop-2-ynylsulfonium salts and sulfonyl-protected β-amino ketones to epoxide-fused 2-methylenepyrrolidines and S-containing pyrroles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:2657-2660. [PMID: 33587730 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07745c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A novel divergent domino annulation reaction of prop-2-ynylsulfonium salts with sulfonyl-protected β-amino ketones has been developed, affording various epoxide-fused 2-methylenepyrrolidines and S-containing pyrroles in moderate to excellent yields. Prop-2-ynylsulfonium salts act as C2 synthons in the reactions providing a promising epoxide-fused skeleton in a single operation with readily accessible starting materials.
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- Tingting Jia
- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, 310015, P. R. China.
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